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Nicholas Carlson Page 2 Relevant Experience (Continued) Colorado Wild and Scenic River Comprehensive Management Plan ADEIS, Grand Canyon, CO. Economic Issues Team Manager and Principal Analysl. Nik directed the technical team that identified and evaluated the socioeconomic impacts to park visitors, concession businesses and local communities according to National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) guidelines. ESA developed an IMPLAN Input- Output economic model to project the future direct and indirect spending and employment impacts on the region's economy. The analysis also evaluated the financial and operational cost impacts to the concession businesses of proposed management requirements for more sustainable river use Farmland Conversion Fee Study, San Joaquin County, CA. Principal Analyst. Nik analyzed the cost impacts of implementing Farmland Conversion Fees by the Cities of Manteca, Tracy and Lathrop and the study provided the necessary basis to establish and impose the fee. The analysis described the purpose and benefits of the fee, its nexus with the type of development subject to the fee, and determined a reasonable fee. Nik analyzed policy justifications for farmland conservation, including local General Plan policies and also estimated market values of local agricultural conservation easements. Pajaro Valley Basin Management Plan 2000 EIR/EIS, Watsonville, CA. Expert Witness and Socioeconomist Nik performed economic and financial impact assessments of the land use changes from development of a new regional water supply system in Pajaro Valley. His analysis included estimating the financial effects of proposed new water supply fees and quality improvements on local agricultural producers. He determined future land use impacts and estimated the economic impacts to the region. Nik also provided expert witness testimony in court on the new fee's financial and economic impacts on local farmers in the subsequent related litigation that upheld the new fees. Yosemite Concession Services Flood Damage Assessment, Yosemite National Park, CA. Socioeconomist Nik analyzed the financial and operational cost impacts of the flood damage and the associated park closure on the park concessionaire. He estimated the need for financial relief for the concessionaire recognizing available insurance compensation that ensured reasonable profits for the firm. Nik recommend appropriate federal financial relief terms based on pro forma analysis of the past and future concession operations considering its capital investment for reconstruction, operational and room rates changes. National Park Service Concession Support Indefinite Delivery /Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), Various Locations, USA. Concession Analyst Nik performed financial, economic, and planning analyses of concession operations at the Presidio, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Everglades, and several other national parks. Past studies have included: feasibility analysis of concession services, projection of financial returns to the govemment, development and operational cost evaluations for a wide variety of concessions businesses (including lodging, food & beverage, retail, transportation, employee housing, tour guiding and - numerous other recreational services).